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AL NRCS Pleased with Forestry Field Days

Organizers were pleased with the first two forestry field days held last week in Alabama and state forester Tim Albritton says they are looking forward to the next two which will be held October 16 in Covington County and October 18 in Clay County. More information is available on the Alabama NRCS website.

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AL Programs for Forest Landowners

Forestry field days being held in Alabama this month are helping to inform landowners about programs offered by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service that can help them.

AL Forestry Field Days Underway

Dr. Salem Saloom The first of four 2008 Regional Forestry Field Events and Field Days kicked off Wednesday at a farm owned by Dr. Salem Saloom near Evergreen, Alabama. A good crowd was on hand to learn more about a variety of issues concerning forestry management.

Pictured is a cabin which Dr. Saloom said a portion of is called the “Ivan addition”, as was built with lumber from trees on their farm which had been damaged by Hurricane Ivan back in 2004. To learn more about the other three Regional Forestry Field Days on the Alabama NRCS website click Here

New Biofuel Sources

New sources of biofuels were the focus of the recent Northwest Florida Bioenergy Conference and Expo.

One of those sources is forest products according to University of Florida forest utilization professor Marion Marinescu who coordinated the conference.

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At Auburn University, assistant research professor Ron Putt is studying the feasibility of using algae from catfish farms for biodiesel production.

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October Forestry Events in Alabama

One of Alabama’s most treasured natural resources is its forest land, which covers over 70 percent of the state, making it the second most forested state in the nation. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is promoting several events next month around the state that focus on forestry, both caring for the forest land and celebrating it.

Alabama Treasure Forest Events

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is helping to sponsor the Alabama Treasure Forest Conference and Wildlife & Forest Festival October 24-25 in Montgomery.

Find out more on the ATFA website.

Alabama Forest Land Owners Encouraged to Attend Events

Forestry land management will be the focus of four regional field days coming up in Alabama next month and anyone who owns or manages forest land in the state is invited to attend one of the events.

The forestry field days are scheduled for October 1 in Conecuh county, October 3 in Franklin/Colbert counties, October 16 in Covington County and October 18 in Clay County. Find out more information on the Alabama NRCS website here.

GA Governor Names Forestry Director

Robert Farris Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue recently named the state’s new Forestry Director and that person is Robert Farris . Listen to report here:
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Alabama Forestry Field Days in October

USDA-NRCS State Forester Tim Albritton is encouraging landowners to attend regional forestry events and field days coming up in October.

The forestry field days are scheduled for October 1 in Conecuh county, October 3 in Franklin/Colbert counties, October 16 in Covington County and October 18 in Clay County. Find out more information on the Alabama NRCS website here.

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Pine Beetle Program

This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about this year’s Southern Pine Beetle cost-share program for eligible non-industrial private forest landowners. For information about the program, click on Southern Pine Beetle Cost-Share Program.

More information about the program can be found on the web site of the Florida Division of Forestry.

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Sign Up Info for AL Forest Health Initiative

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is encouraging landowners to sign up for the forest health initiative, which is in its second year according to state forester Tim Albritton.

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FL Pine Beetle Prevention

Beginning July 30, the Division of Forestry will re-offer the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Cost Share Program to eligible non-industrial private forest landowners.

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Alabama Forest Health Initiative

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is continuing its forest health initiative for a second year.

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AL EQIP & WHIP Signups Underway

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama would like to announce signup for both the EQIP & WHIP programs is underway through June 20th. Listen To MP3 Report (1:00 mp3)

FL GLCI Good for Producers

The Grazing Land Conservation Initiative is for producers to help better manage grazing lands, and the Florida Natural Resources Conservation Service has the information to where you can learn how it can work for your operation. Listen To MP3 Report (1:20 mp3)

Lee V. McCoy 1947-2008: “RealMcCoy” Will Be Sorely Missed

Lee McCoy Directs Traffic, acting as the admission sheriff at the 2006 Citrus Expo in Ft Myers FL It is with great sadness and tremendously heavy hearts we report of the passing of Lee V. McCoy, known to many of his legions of friends and colleagues as the “RealMcCoy”. Lee lost his battle with cancer early morning Thursday May 22 in a Georgia hospital, admitted the Monday before in a bout with pneumonia.

Please find details regarding Lee’s memorial services at the end of this news post.

For nearly a decade until making a move into a new career opportunity last year, Lee was a regional representative of this radio network. He travelled the region and nation, and occassionally overseas, newsgathering and representing the network from his home location Read the rest of this entry »

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Forest Center

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the Forest Discovery Center at the Florida State Fair.

More information about the Forest Discovery Center can be found on the web site of the Division of Forestry: http://www.fl-dof.com/calendar/forest_discovery_center.html

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Healthy Alabama Forests

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama has added some new opportunities for landowners under the Healthy Forest Initiative

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USDA Ag Census Provides Valuable Information

As a producer you should of received your Ag Census form in the mail, and you are urged to complete it and return it by the deadline.  Tyron Spearman tells us today just how important this census is. Listen To MP3 Report (:45 mp3)

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Agriculture Census Coming Up Soon

It only happens once each five years and producers of any kind of agriculture products are required to be counted. We’re working with USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service in our region again to help get the word out about the Census of Agriculture, so stay tuned for lots of information and frequent reminders about it in the coming weeks. Agriculture Census questionnaires will be mailed the last week of this year and should be returned by the first week of February 2008. Prompt action by producers will save a lot of extra time and effort to chase down the forms not returned on time. Learn more from USDA’s special Census of Agriculture website.
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Getting Ready for Farm City Week

The upcoming celebration of National Farm-City Week kicked off this week with a luncheon in Washington DC.

At the event, the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture presented its inaugural “Book of the Year” award to a Georgia tree farmer, better known to rock and rollers for his career as keyboardist for the Rolling Stones. Chuck Leavell was honored for his children’s book titled “The Tree Farmer.”

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Also at the Farm City Week kickoff luncheon, Farm-City Committees from Alabama’s Coffee and Chambers counties received national awards for outstanding accomplishment on the local level.

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And the children’s book awards reminds us that Florida Ag in the Classroom has set the date for next year’s Ag Literacy Day.

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National Farm-City Week is the week leading up to and including Thanksgiving, Nov. 16-22.

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Cost-Share Program.

More information about the program can be found on the web at:
http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/press/2007/06272007.html

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Forestry Conservation Program Signup

Sign-up for USDA’s Emergency Forestry Conservation Reserve Program will resume Aug. 6. The program helps landowners and operators in Alabama, Florida and four other states restore and enhance the approximate 5.6 million acres of forestland damaged by the hurricanes of 2005.

A list of eligible counties is available in the “Counties Eligible for 2005 Crop and Livestock Hurricane Assistance Programs” fact sheet found online.

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FL AgNet Week in Review June 1, 2007

In this weeks podcast, ranchers are encouraged to be aware of the possiblility for Tropical Soda Apple when purchasing hay, the Florida Forestry Industry shoots for number 1, May 31 was the last day for citrus canker insurance coverage, and the drought’s effect on Lake Okeechobee.

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Bioenergy for Florida Forestry

Florida has lost its number one spot in forest products, but the Division of Forestry is hoping to regain that title through bioenergy.

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FL Commissioner’s Spotlight

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about urging people to report woodland arson.

More information can be found on our web site at: http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/press/2007/05142007.html

A daily report on Florida’s wildfires can be found on the Division of Forestry’s web site.

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Burn Program Extension in Alabama

The 2007 Hurricane season is almost here, but some recovery efforts are still on-going from 2004 and 2005 hurricanes. Alabama state conservationist Gary Kobylski with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service says one is helping removed downed timber from forestlands.

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FL Commissioner’s Spotlight

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the Division of Forestry calling for an end to the burning of all yard waste by homeowners.

More information about yard trash burning can be found on this web page: http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/press/2007/05082007.html.

A daily report on Florida’s wildfires can be found on the Division of Forestry’s web site.

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FL Helping Forest Landowners

Getting information to landowners across Florida about forest practices was the purpose of a meeting held this week. Listen To MP3 Report (1:30 wma)

Florida Wildfire Updates

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is posting a wildfire update every morning at approximately 10:00 a.m. on the department’s main web page as well as the department’s Division of Forestry web page.

This update will provide the latest information about major wildfires, including the number of acres burned and the percentage of containment of each fire, as well as the total number of active fires and acreage.

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